Kāśyapa
Kāśyapa, “of Kaśyapa”
Kāśyapa is a name used for more than one ṛshi in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Kaśyapa: Kaśyapa Maharshi, son of Marīci and father of the devas; Kāśyapa is also the name of his line (gotra). Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 2, 5, 26, 29, 34, 45, 50, 52; Saro Māhātmya, Chapters 3–7, 9–10, 15, 17, 26; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 4–5, 18–19, 31, 41, 65, 94, 150, 215, 219, 247, 269, 273–274, 276
- Kāśyapa Maharshi: a ṛshi born in the line of Kaśyapa who did tapas to Brahmā to end the harm done by serpents.